Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! Volume 1 Kindle Edition

As the title says, this is an anime-inspired fantasy adventure centered around a young girl who was thrown out of her guild for no other reason than being a woman. She goes out on a quest in hopes of getting back on her former party leader, Ryan.⭐The premise is actually interesting, and the characters are all pretty fun with their own unique personalities [excluding the antagonist] and motivations. I absolutely LOVED Laplace, and her method of transferring mana was...pretty creative. lol.⭐Action scenes are described fluidly enough to where I could visualize an anime playing out in my mind.⭐Kazutomo did a wonderful job with the illustrations. Everything was beautifully drawn💀The antagonist was lame. He seemed devoid of any personality whatsoever. He's rich, somewhat good looking, and a sexist jerk who screams alot. That's really all there is to him and it made for an unsatisfying villain. The final fight scene with him was pretty lackluster... He [and the dragon] was a complete pushover. We waited for the whole story to see Tanya get her revenge on him, yes, but with all the build-up you'd want to still see him put up a decent fight...💀 The story DOES get a tad bit "girl power-y" near the middle and end. The overabundance of sexism is beat over the head a bit too much in some parts and while that's obviously the premise, and while done in a mostly humorous way, the message at that stage of the book has already been well delivered. It'll definitely sour some readers.💀 There was a part during the tournament where it felt as if the author was making fun of "typical male author descriptions of females in writing". I didn't find that funny, as that felt like a generalization on male authors.🌟Regardless, it still made for a short and enjoyable fantasy read with a deeper message on sexism/equality, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Anime / Light Novel fans and fantasy fans could all enjoy this book, and if I had a daughter I'd definitely buy this awesome book for her. 🌟I'll be picking up Vol.2 when it releases on paperback later. Keep it going, Ameko! 👍🏽

I already read the pre release and it was really fun - decided to grab a copy.Apart from how society still treats the main characters and after not conforming to their expectations - The characters and certain side characters are written quite well, I love their relationships and backstories and how I guess even small details that aren't over looked from being raised in lies.Some people may say that it's over the top but I feel like it's similar to aggretsuko in exploring each main character's world view - why they are the way they are.Not that I want to sympathize with the characters such as the party leader or most of the main cast but, eventually I'd really want to see more development than just surface level of "Girls should be healers and marry rich guys".There also seems to be surprisingly less sexism from any female side characters*(shop keepers, children) even at a subconsious level.For example in everything I never told you a female character was going to a doctor and was surprised when the doctor was female as much as she has been fighting for equal rights.I really love the premise and the characters and I'd very likely pick up the next one as well but I'd love to see something that isn't so black and white - because yes everybody probably harbours sexist attitudes to a degree but I'd love to see a good example of a male character that isn't toxic.(Read this a while ago so I may have forgotten some details)

Now, I feel like that this has some potential to be a great series with the overall theme on how a supposedly male dominating society is struck dumbfounded by the emergence of an OP female adventuring group and cause a revolution against this sexist way of life. However, I felt like there was a missed opportunity of really building up the world and build up the characters.I do believe that the more comedic tone and what felt like a really rushed story really impacted the rating for myself. Some missed opportunities like describing a more dramatic and frustrating tone for Tanya in how she's more an outcast in society, especially her fellow women, over the obviously rampant sexism and how despite clearly being more skilled and diligent than even the most successful male adventurer that no one will give her the proper respect because of her sex. Another would be trying to hint at exactly why the shift in the world over one's sex when during Laplace's time females were regarded with as much respect if not more before the shift to this more male dominating world.Like I said, I think the series had some good potential but the first book just kind of felt like a little let down. Also, I was a bit irritated when Tanya went through the class change going from a pure caster to a mix between caster/melee and easily be able to do it on her first time without training. Also, I felt like it was a bit too much in giving our glasses wearing Healer such a dark backstory and have her as such an accomplished Assassin. It just felt like if she had just been a simple healer, who was amongst those that just accepted society the way it was, and still give her a bit of a depressing backstory that it would of felt a bit more impactful when she joined the party and during her time with them start to have a change of perspective.

This book is pure fun.It follows the adventure of an extremely powerful mage named Tanya (who gets evicted from her guild party by the most sexist douche ever) and an ancient, legendary sorceress as they navigate a patriarchal fantasy world.I really enjoyed the fun nature of the storyline; and liked how the women all supported each other. It also included chapters based off true stories.One story of how academic professors rig test results to prevent girls from entering the magic academy; is actually based off a true Japanese story- in which Tokyo Medical University professors PURPOSELY rigged results by docking points off women applicants in order to bar them from entering their university.It was also funny seeing Ryan get dunked in the tournament (lol). His personality was atrocious.My only complaint is that the sorceress is a bit too overpowered, which means a few dilemmas in the storyline are a bit too easily solved for my liking. I wanted them to battle harder against this society; but because they're all already super strong they do it very easily.Also my favorite character was the kitsune fox lady. I like how they emphasized the fact that she only acted like a stereotypical waifu in order to raise her chances of marriage and dating. Because that does happen a lot, when women think they have to 'change themselves' into something 'cute' to attract a lover. Seeing her reveal her true power as she then resolves to focus on living for herself instead of men ended up being an extremely liberating scene.LOVED IT.It is nice to read a story of sisterhood in the light novel genre. So many light novels I have read feature women fighting over boring love interests, so reading this was a breath of fresh air.

It's a light novel, so expect it to primarily focus on evoking emotions before provoking thoughts. That said, it does the latter well and holds promise to flesh out its characters. Light novels are commercial serialisations at risk of being cut short if they don't sell well so a 1st volume seeks quick impact over depth. This one gives the hints that it hasn't run out of ideas once it becomes stable.As for the choice of wording in this translation, it may be a little too "casual-friendly". Given its target audience, that may be fitting even if it'll dissuade those used to more orthodox wordings.

The book itself is solid. Some of the characters are great. The dialouge and humor was a bit lackluster but it wasnt a showstopper. A decent one-off fantasy read.Sadly instead of being "for something" it instead became "anti something". There is maybe one decent male character in the whole book and he also "plays at being a creep". The rest are all raving dudebros or walking toxic masculinity ballons with frowny faces drawn on.I felt compelled to finish the book hoping that maybe there would be more to it. Sadly there wasnt much. There is a bit of hope that maybe in the next book it will be better rounded based on the afterword.If what you want is revenge or male-hate fantasy, this is your book.

Whilst I do hold reservations about the description, though in face of the actual book its meaningless, I really enjoyed reading it.

I just wish the prose was a tad better.